Declining Enrollment in Federally-Funded Adult Education: Critical Questions for the Field

Autor/in	Pickard, Amy
Titel	Declining Enrollment in Federally-Funded Adult Education: Critical Questions for the Field
Quelle	In: Adult Literacy Education, 4 (2022) 2, S.36-41 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Basic Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; English Language Learners; Federal Programs; Enrollment Rate; Enrollment Trends; Educational Policy; Access to Education; Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	This essay describes the decline in the number of participants enrolled in federally-funded adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and adult English Language (EL) programs. Enrollment data since 1965 indicate a steep and consistent downward trend in the number of adults enrolling in these programs since the 1990s. Importantly, since program year 2000-2001, the first year reflecting standardized reporting, there has been a 65.8% reduction in the number of ABE/ASE students enrolling in federally-funded programs and a 49.2% reduction in the number of EL students. The purpose of this article is to highlight the long-term nature of these trends, ask critical questions, and promote further engagement with the topic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01